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DIRECTORY 



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COURSE. OF INSTRUCTION 



CATHOLIC SCHOOLS. 



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New York, Cincinnati, Chicago : 

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Copyright, 1887, by Benziger Brothers. 



INDEX 



PAGE 

Introduction 5 

Course of Studies, arranged in order of the various branches . 7 

Christian Doctrine 9 

English Language 12 

Arithmetic . . " 15 

Geography . . 18 

Sacred History .20 

History 21 

Writing ....... . .... 23 

Senii-Annual Examinations . 23 

Sewing Classes 23 

Music . . 23 

Physical Training 24 

Course of Studies, arranged in order of successive grades . . 25 

Primary Department 27 

Sixth Grade .27 

Fifth Grade 28 

Fourth Grade " 29 

Third Grade 30 

Second Grade 81 

First Grade . 32 

Advanced Department 33 

Eighth Grade 35 

Seventh Grade .36 

Sixth Grade 37 

Fifth Grade 38 

Fourth Grade 39 

Third Grade . .40 

Second Grade . 41 

First Grade 42 




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COURSE OF STUDIES. 



INTRODUCTION. 

The Diocesan Board of Examination of the Archdiocese of New 
York, with the approval of His Grace, the Most Reverend Arch- 
bishop, has prepared a Course of Studies to be adopted in the 
Schools under its supervision. 

As will be seen, the Course does not very materially differ from 
many of those heretofore followed, and the difference that may be 
observed will, we hope, be cheerfully accepted, in view of the use- 
fulness, and even the necessity, of a uniform system of studies. 

The full course and complete grading which is desirable for all 
our schools embrace six grades in the Primary Department, and 
eight in the Advanced Department. In all the grades, except the 
First Grade, Advanced Department, the work is laid out for five 
months, or half the scholastic year ; the highest grade . asks for a 
full year's study; the whole Course, therefore, may be completed 
in seven and a half years, thus permitting children to acquire a 
good common-school education at the age of thirteen or fourteen 
years. 

In the Course now prescribed there is no mention of some 
branches of study which are on the list of a few of our schools, 
such as algebra, geometry 5 stenography, etc. 

If a knowledge of these extra-course matters be desired, a }Dost- 
graduate class might be usefully formed, and occupy another year 
of study ; but the studies laid down in the Course are the only 
ones which are expected to be pursued, and are the ones in which 
the examinations and the comparison of schools are to be made. 



INTRODUCTION. 



As in education successful results depend on good beginnings, 
too much attention cannot be given to the pupils in the lowest 
classes. Because the studies in these classes appear to be simple, it 
would be a serious mistake to think that no preparation, or that 
little preparation, is required on the part of the teacher, or that the 
children will learn without being properly and carefully taught. 

The Course of Studies, therefore, for all the classes, but specially 
for the elementary ones, should be strictly followed. 

In some districts, however, it is assumed that difficulties will 
make it almost impossible or very inconvenient to have all the 
grades which the Course prescribes. Where such may be the case, 
either because the scholars are too few, or the number of teachers 
inadequate, or the circumstances of the children render it impossi- 
ble for them to follow a full course such as we have marked out, 
the pastor will have the various branches of study so arranged as to 
include as much as possible the principal matters indicated in the 
Course. A special course accommodated to the peculiar circum- 
stances may be made out and will be submitted for approval to the 
Board ; and such course will be the one on which the report of the 
School Examiners will be based. 

This Course of Studies will go into effect at the opening of the 
next school year, and will be followed until changes are made by 
the Board, which will gratefully receive suggestions from pastors 
and from principals of schools in reference to all matters connected 
with the Study Course. 

Thomas S. Preston, V. G-., President. 

John M. Farley. 

John Edwards. 

John E. Kearney. 

James H. McGean. 

Anthony Kesseler. 

Adam Tonner. 

Diocesan Board of Examination, 



COURSE OF STUDIES 

ARRANGED IN ORDER 

OF 

THE VAKIOITS BKANCHES. 



Christian Doctrine Coxjese. 



PRIMARY DEPARTMENT. 

Sixth Grade. 

Sign of the Cross; the Lord's Prayer; the Angelical 
Salutation. 

Oral instruction on the Principal Mysteries of Religion 
— God, the Creator; the Angels ; Angel Guardians. 

Fifth Grade. 

The Apostles' Creed ; Principal Mysteries reviewed and 
developed. 

Oral instruction on the Story of the Creation of Adam 
and Eve ; Fall of Our First Parents ; Our Saviour the Prom- 
ised Redeemer. 

Fourth Grade. 

Prayers as in former grades ; the Conflteor ; Act of Con- 
trition ; Baltimore Catechism (abridged), to Chapter VI. 

Oral instruction on Bible History — the Deluge ; the Pa- 
triarchs. 

Third Grade. 

Acts of Contrition, Faith, Hope and Charity ; Catechism 
to Chapter XL History of Joseph and his Brethren ; His- 
tory of Job. 



10 cheistiak doctrine couese. 

Second Grade. 

Prayers reviewed ; the Commandments of God. — 
Abridged Catechism to Chapter XVIII. 

Oral instrnction — Moses ; Saul ; David ; Solomon ; the 
Temple. 

Fiest Grade. 

Abridged Catechism Completed. Indnlgenced Pray- 
ers : *'Glory be to the Father;" the "Sub Tuum Presidi- 
um." 

Oral instruction — the Prophets ; the principal prophe- 
cies relating to the Redeemer. 



ADVANCED DEPARTMENT. 

Eighth Grade. 

Large Catechism (Baltimore) to Chapter XI. Indnl- 
genced Prayers; the " Memorare" the " AngelusP 
Oral instruction — History of Daniel ; of Esther. 

Seventh Grade. 

Catechism to Chapter XXII ; review of previous study. 
The ' ' Salve Regina. ' ' 

Oral instruction — History of the Machabees. 
Indulgenced ejaculatory prayers. 



christian doctrine course. 11 

Sixth Grade. 

Catechism to Chapter XXYIT. 

Oral instruction — Birth of Our Saviour; Our Saviour's 
Infancy. 

Indulgenced prayer ; the Rosary of the B. V. If. 

Fifth Grade. 

Catechism reviewed and completed. 

Oral instruction — Our Lord' s Public Life ; His Passion, 
Death, and Resurrection. 

Indulgenced prayer, to Jesus Crucified : ' ' En ego, 
Bone et Dulcissime" " Look down upon me." 

Fourth Grade. 

Catechism reviewed. 

Oral instruction — the Apostles and their Mission ; the 
Church ; Pentecost and its Mysteries ; preaching of the 
Apostles ; spread of the Church. 

Third, Second, and First Grades. 

For the three highest grades, a text-book containing 
more developed lessons in Christian Doctrine and in 
Church History should be used. 

The Catechism of Perseverance (Gaume) offers excellent 
matter for the studies of these grades, as it is a course of 
doctrine, history, and liturgy. 

Deharbe's larger Catechism, or the Poor Man's Cate- 
chism, would, to some extent, answer the same purposes. 



English Language Course. 



PRIMARY DEPARTMENT. 

Sixth Grade. 

Names, sounds, and forms of letters from familiar words 
and simple sentences ; spelling of simple words ; exercises 
in elementary vowel sounds ; reading words and short sen- 
tences. 

Charts and blackboards to be used in teaching. The 
names of the letters in alphabetical order ; slate exercises. 



Fifth Grade. 

Yowel sounds continued ; combining consonant with 
vowel sounds. Blackboard and chart exercises in spelling 
and reading. 

Use of an easy First Reader ; punctuation marks taught 
as they occur in the Reader ; slate exercises. 

Fourth Grade. 

Reading from book ; chart and blackboard exercises for 
sounds of letters ; spelling words of Reader and familiar 
words ; punctuation-marks as before. 

Third Grade. 

A Second Reader ; vowel sounds continued ; consonant 
sounds in combination with vowels ; punctuation marks 
continued ; spelling and definition of familiar words ; dic- 
tation for slate exercises in spelling. 

Particular attention to a natural manner of reading. 



english language course. 13 

Second Grade. 

Second Reader continued ; punctuation marks continued ; 
spelling and definitions of words in Header and of familiar 
words ; spelling on slate from dictation. 

Fiest Grade. 

A Third Reader ; work of previous grades continued 
and advanced in vowel and consonant sounds ; in punctua- 
tion marks ; spelling and definitions of words in Reader 
and of words in common use. 

Spelling on slate and writing of simple sentences. 



ADVANCED DEPARTMENT. 

Eighth Grade. 

Exercises in letter sounds, spelling, and reading of pre- 
vious grade continued ; the forming of sentences, using the 
words of reading and spelling lessons ; use of capitals ; 
punctuation marks ; slate exercises on the same. 

Seventh Grade. 

Reading from class book ; spelling and definitions 
orally, and on slate and paper ; forming sentences with 
words of spelling lesson ; writing of sentences from dicta- 
tion ; use of punctuation marks continued. 

Special attention to proper inflections of the voice in 
reading. 



14 ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSE 

Sixth Grade. 

Reading from class book. Exercises, as before, in 
spelling, definitions, and in forming sentences, to bring 
into use punctuation marks, and the proper attention to 
capitals. 

Fifth Grade. 

Work of former grade continued and advanced. 

Fourth Grade. 

As in previous grade. First lessons in English grammar 
(Brown' s Grammar), as far as verbs ; a knowledge of the 
subject, predicate, and object, from examples of simple sen- 
tences ; the names and definitions of the Parts of Speech ; 
analysis of simple sentences. 

Third Grade. 

Reading, spelling, definitions ; letter writing ; composi- 
tion ; Brown's Grammar, as far as syntax; exercises in 
analysis and parsing. 

Second Grade. 

Reading, spelling, definition ; syntax ; analysis and 
parsing ; correction of false syntax ; composition. 

First Grade. 

Reading, selected from standard authors, prose and 
poetry ; spelling ; definitions ; composition ; syntax con 
tinued, with analysis and parsing. Prosody. 



Arithmetic Course 



PRIMARY DEPARTMENT. 

Sixth Grade. 

Numbers and Figures ; counting, reading, and writing 
on slate, numbers as far as 100 ; adding by 2's and 3's to 50, 
mentally, and on the slate ; blackboard examples. 

Fifth Grade. 

Counting by 3's, 4's, and 5's to 100 ; adding the same 
numbers on blackboard and on slate; subtracting l's, 2's, 
3's, 4's, and 5's from 20, and from numbers below 20 ; Arabic 
figures to be read and written to 1000. 

Roman numbers to be read and written to XL. 

Fourth Grade. 

Numeration and Notation to the seventh place ; addition 
of single columns of the first nine digits ; adding by 6's, 7's, 
8's, 9's, and 10\s to 100, mentally and on the slate. 

Blackboard illustrations and exercises. Subtracting as 
in former grade continued ;' easy practical questions in 
Addition and Subtraction. 

Roman numbers continued. 

Third Grade. 

Numeration and Notation continued ; Addition and 
Subtraction continued with slate exercises ; double columns 
for Addition ; figures to the hundred's place for Subtrac- 
tion ; Multiplication Table through six times. 



16 ARITHMETIC COURSE. 



Second Grade. 

Addition and Subtraction continued, using larger 
amounts ; Multiplication Table completed ; blackboard and 
slate exercises, with 'multipliers of two figures ; practical 
examples for slate work and mental work. 

Exercise in reading Roman numbers. 

Tables of Federal Money, Time, Liquid, and Dry 
Measures. 

Fiest Grade. 

Addition, Subtraction, and Multiplication, continued 
and advanced ; Division, Short and Long, with divisors 
of not more than two figures. 

Mental and written exercises. 

Common tables of measures continued. 



ADVANCED DEPARTMENT. 

Eighth Grade. 

Thorough review and practice of the four simple rules. 
Federal Money, Tables of Weights and Measures. 
Exercises in Mental Arithmetic. 

Seventh Grade. 

Common Fractions ; Common Multiple ; Common Divisor ; 
Cancellation. 



ARITHMETIC COURSE. 17 



Sixth Grade. 

Common Fractions completed ; Reduction of Denomi- 
nate Numbers ; simple examples ; Mental exercises. 



Fifth Grade. 

Decimal Fractions ; Reduction of Compound Numbers 
continued. 

Mental Exercises ; Proportion or Rule of Three, * simple 
examples. 

Fourth Grade. 
Fifth grade continued and advanced ; Review. 



Third Gkade. 

Percentage ; Profit and Loss ; Brokerage ; Custom House 
Business. 

Second Grade. 

Interest, Simple and Compound ; Discount ; Exchange ; 
Equation of Payments. 



First Grade. 

Ratio ; Proportion, Simple and Compound ; Involution ; 
Evolution ; Mensuration of Surfaces. 



*Note. — In the Fifth Grade, the pupils will learn and practice Proportion 
according to rule, leaving the theory and principles for the First Grade. 



Course of Geography. 



In the two highest classes of the Primary Department 
oral instruction will be given on subjects relating to 
geography, on which children have already some notions, 
or of which a knowledge may easily be imparted to them 
by familiar lessons. These subjects will include the Points 
of the Compass, the shape of the Earth, the principal 
Divisions and Sub-divisions of the Earth's surface, Land, 
Water, Hemispheres, Continents, Countries, the United 
States, the State in which they live, their own City or Town, 
New York City, the principal Cities and Towns in the 
vicinity, Rivers, Lakes, Bays, Islands, Mountains in. the 
vicinity, the neighboring States, the Capital of the State, 
the Capital of the United States, etc. 



ADVANCED DEPARTMENT. 

Eighth Grade. 

Definitions, illustrated by wall maps. The Hemispheres .; 
Western Hemisphere. 

Seventh Grade. 

North America, the United States. 

In this grade, and in the four succeeding grades, a 
smaller geography should be used ; if, however, the larger 



GEOGRAPHY COURSE. 19 



Geography be used in all the classes, the subjects given in 
the Course for the grades mentioned should be treated in 
outline, and not in detail. 

* 
Sixth Grade. 

The United States continued. South America. 

Fifth Grade. 
The Eastern Hemisphere ; Europe. 

Fourth Grade. 
Asia ; Africa ; Oceanica. 

Third Grade. 

Larger Geography. North America reviewed ; United 
States in detail. 

Second Grade. 
South America ; Europe in detail. 

First Grade. 

Asia, Africa, and Oceanica in detail. 
Globe Exercises. Elementary Astronomy. 



Course of Sacred History. 



In the different grades the knowledge of Sacred History 
should be imparted orally, in the form of stories, accom- 
modated to the minds of the children, and made interesting 
to them by the teacher. The pupils should be asked to 
repeat in their own language as much of the history as they 
may remember ; so that the lesson may serve as a language 
exercise as well as a study of history. 

The principal festivals of the Church as they occur 
should be explained and will be subjects of instruction that 
will combine lessons in Church History, with moral and 
religious teachings. 

These Festival explanations should be made during the 
whole Study Course, and should be accordingly modified 
and adapted to the different grades. In the Fifth and 
Fourth Grades of the advanced course, the pupils should 
be required, from time to time, to give a written account of 
oral instructions in Sacred and Church Historv. 



COUESE OF HlSTOEY. 



ADVANCED DEPARTMENT. 

In the three lower grades of the Advanced Department, 
the study of History will go hand in hand with the lessons 
in Geography, and will be conducted by the teacher by 
oral instruction which will be suited to the capacity of the 
pupils. 

Eighth Grade. 

Discovery of America ; voyages of Columbus ; notions 
of European countries connected with the event. 

Seventh Grade. 

Indians of North America ; the early colonies ; settle- 
ments at Jamestown and at Plymouth Rock. 

Sixth Grade. 

When and by whom the different early colonies were 
settled. The Indian Wars. 

Fifth Grade. 

Text-book, — History of the United States, to the Revo- 
lution. 

Fourth Grade. 
The American Revolution. 



22 HISTOBY COURSE. 



Third Grade. 

From the close of the Revolution to the conclusion of 
the Mexican War. 

Second Grade. 

United States History completed. United States govern- 
ment : legislative, judicial, and executive departments. 

First Grade. 

General History, specially that of Great Britain and 
Ireland, France, and Germany. 



WRITING — SEWING — MUSIC. 23 



COUESE OF WRITING. 

A special system of Penmanship should be adopted in 
each, school, and should be followed step by step in the 
classes of the Advanced Department. 



Semi-annual Examination. 

Principals will examine the pnpils in the grade work 
towards the close of each term, and promotions will be made 
accordingly, in the months of January and June. 



Sewing Class. 

In the girls' schools Sewing will be taught, and instruc- 
tion with practice should be given as early as possible. 
Principals will arrange the order and time of such lessons ; 
proficiency in this useful branch of knowledge is most desir 
able for all the girls under their charge. 



Music. 



Vocal Music should be taught both to the boys and to 
the girls, not merely by ear, but by note. Musical nota- 
tion should be commenced in the lowest classes, so that at 



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the end of the Study Course, a diligent pupil may read 
music with facility and intelligence. 

In the boys' schools, the principles and practice of Plain 
Chant should be taught, as it is very desirable that in every 
school a select choir be formed for assisting at High Mass 
and Vespers in our churches. 



Physical Teamtogl 

In all the classes, exercises should be had from time to 
time for strengthening the body, expanding the lungs, and 
developing the muscles. Calisthenic exercises, which also 
serve to impart ease and grace of deportment, are admir- 
ably adapted for these purposes, and should be introduced 
in the schools. 



COURSE OF STUDIES 

ARRANGED IN ORDER 

OF 

SUCCESSIVE GRADES. 



Course of Studies 



Primary Department. 



SIXTH GRADE. 

Christian Doctrixe. 

Sign of the Cross; the Lord's Prayer; the Angelical 
Salutation. Oral instruction on the Principal Mysteries of 
Religion ; on God the Creator, the Angels, Angel Guardians. 

Language. 

Names, sounds, and forms of letters from familiar words 
and simple sentences ; spelling of simple words ; exercises 
in elementary vowel sounds ; reading words and short sen- 
tences. 

Charts and blackboards to be used in teaching. The 
names of the letters in alphabetical order ; slate exercises. 

Arithmetic. 

Numbers and Figures ; counting, reading, and writing on 
slate, numbers as far as 100 ; adding by 2's and 3's to 50, 
mentally and on the slate ; blackboard examples and 
exercises. 

Writing. 

On a slate, letters and figures from copy on blackboard. 
A long pencil to be used, and to be held correctly. 



COURSE OE STUDIES. 



FIFTH GRADE. 

Cheistian Docteine. 

The Apostles' Creed ; Principal Mysteries reviewed and 
developed. Story of the Creation of Adam and Eve ; Fall 
of onr First Parents ; our Saviour, the Promised Redeemer. 

Language. 

Vowel sounds continued ; combining consonant with 
vowel sounds. Blackboard and chart exercises in spelling 
and reading. Use of an easy First Reader ; punctuation 
marks taught as they occur in the Reader. 

Slate exercises. 

Aeithmetic. 

Counting by 3's, 4's, and 5's to 100; adding the same 
numbers, on blackboard and on slate ; subtracting 1, 2, 3, 
4, and 5 from 20, and from numbers below 20 ; Arabic 
figures to be read and written to 1000 ; Roman numbers to 
be read and written to XL. 

Weiting. 
On slate ; script letters ; joining letters in short words. 



PRIMARY DEPARTMENT. 29 



FOURTH GRADE. 



Christian Doctrine. 



r Prayers as in former grades; the Conflteor ; the Act of 
Contrition. 

Baltimore Catechism (Abridged) to Chap. YI. 

9 Oral instrnction on Bible history, the Deluge ; the Pa- 
triarchs. 



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Language. 



a 



s Reading from book, chart, and blackboard ; exercises 
ef or sounds of letters ; spelling words of Reader, and familiar 
^jwords ; punctuation marks as before. 



I 



Arithmetic. 



01 Numeration and Notation to the seventh place ; addition 
r bf single columns of the first nine digits ; adding by 6, 7, 
^8, 9, and 10 to 100 mentally and on the slate. Blackboard 
illustrations and exercises. Subtracting as in former grade 
^continued ; easy practical questions in Addition and Sub- 
traction ; Roman numbers continued. 

1 

(j Writing. 

Slate exercises in letters, figures, and words. 



30 COURSE OF STUDIES. 



THIRD GRADE. 

Christian Doctrine. 

Tlie Acts of Contrition, Faith, Hope, and Charity ;l 
Catechism to Chap. XI. 

History of Joseph and his brethren ; history of Job. 

Language. 

A Second Reader ; vowel sounds continued ; consonant 
sounds in combination with vowels ; punctuation marks 
continued ; spelling and definition of familiar words ; dic- 
tation for slate exercises in spelling. 

Particular attention to a natural manner of reading. 

Arithmetic. 

Numeration and Notation continued ; Addition and Sub- 
traction continued, with slate exercises ; double columns 
for addition ; figures to the hundred's place for Subtraction ; 
Multiplication Table through six times. 

Writing. 

Slate exercises as before ; formation of capital letters ; 
short sentences from blackboard examples. 
Each child to write his own name. 



PRIMARY DEPARTMENT. 31 



SECOND GRADE. 
Christian Doctrine. 

Prayers reviewed. The Commandments of God. 
Abridged Catechism to Chap. XVIII. 
Oral instructions — Moses ; Saul ; David ; Solomon ; the 
Temple. 

Language. 

Second Reader continued ; punctuation marks continued ; 
spelling and definition of words in Reader and of familiar 
Words ; spelling on slate from dictation. 

Arithmetic. 
Addition and Subtraction continued, using larger 
amounts ; Multiplication Table completed ; blackboard and 
slate exercises, with multipliers of two figures ; practical 
examples for slate work and mental work ; exercise in 
reading Roman numbers. Tables of Federal Money, Time, 
Liquid and Dry Measures. 

Geography. 

In the two higher classes of the Primary Department, 
oral instruction will be given on subjects relating to geog- 
raphy on which children have already some notions, or of 
which a knowledge may easily be imparted to them by 
familiar lessons. 

These subjects will include the points of the compass, 
the shape of the earth, the principal divisions and sub- 
divisions of the earth's surface, namely, land, water, hemi- 
spheres, continents, and countries. The United States, the 
State in which they live, their own city or town. New York 
City, the principal cities and towns in the vicinity ; rivers, 
lakes, bays, islands, mountains in the vicinity ; the neigh- 
boring States, the capital of the State, the* capital of the 
United States, etc. 

Writing. . 
Slate exercises, as before, continued. Writing on paper 
with lead pencil ; the lead pencil to be long, and to be held 
correctly. 



oZ COUKSE OF STUDIES. 



FIRST GRADE. 

Christian Doctkine. 

Abridged CatecMsm completed. 

Indulgenced prayers : Glory be to the Father ; We fly to 
thy patronage. 

Oral instruction — the prophets ; the principal prophecies 
relating to the Redeemer. 

Language. 

A Third Reader ; work of previous grades continued 
and advanced in vowel and consonant sounds ; in punctua- 
tion marks ; spelling and definition of words in Reader, 
and of words in common use ; spelling on slate, and writing 
of simple sentences. 

Aeithmetic. 

Addition, Subtraction, and Multiplication, continued 
and advanced ; Division, Short and Long, with divisors 
of not more than two figures. 

Mental and written exercises. 

Common tables of measures continued. 

GEOGRAPHY. 

Oral instruction, as in second grade, continued. 

Writing. 

Slate exercises ; writing on paper with pen ; letters, 
figures, capitals, words, sentences from dictation and black- 
board examples ; use of punctuation marks : the comma, 
the period, the hyphen, the interrogation mark. 



COURSE OF STUDIES 



ADVANCED DEPARTMENT. 



xiDVAXCED DEPARTMENT. 35 

EIGHTH GRADE. 

Christian Doctrine. 

Large Catechism (Baltimore) to Chapter XI. 
Indulgenced Prayers : the u Memorare /" the "AngelusP 
Oral instruction — History of Daniel ; of Esther. 

Language. 

Exercises in letter sounds, spelling, and reading of pre- 
vious grades continued ; the forming of sentences, using the 
words of reading and spelling lessons ; use of capitals ; 
punctuation marks ; slate exercises on the same. 

Arithmetic. 

Thorough review and practice of the four simple rules. 
Federal Money, Tables of Weights and Measures ; exercises 
in mental arithmetic. 

Geography. 

Definitions, illustrated by wall maps ; the Hemispheres ; 
the Western Hemisphere. 

In this grade and in the four succeeding grades, a smaller 
Geography should be used ; if, however, the larger Geog- 
raphy be used in all the classes, the subjects given in the 
Course for the grades mentioned should be treated in out- 
line and not in detail. 

History. 

Oral instruction — Discovery of America ; voyages of 
Columbus ; notions of European countries connected with 
the event. 

Writing. 

According to system of penmanship. 



36 COUKSE OF STUDIES. 



SEVENTH GRADE. 

Christian Doctrine. 

Catechism to Chapter XXII. Review of previous study ; 
the " Salce ReginaP 

Oral instruction — History of the Machabees. 
Indulgence*! ejacnlatory prayers. 

Language. 

Reading from class book ; spelling and definitions, 
orally, and on slate and paper ; forming sentences with 
words of spelling lesson ; writing of sentences from dicta- 
tion ; use of punctuation marks, continued. 

Special attention to proper inflections of the voice in 
reading. 

Arithmetic. 

Common Fractions ; Common Multiple ; Common Di- 
visor ; Cancellation. 

Geography. 
North America ; the United States. 

History. 

Oral instruction — Indians of North America ; the early 
colonies; settlements at Jamestown and at Plymouth Rock. 

Writing. 

System adopted. 



ADVANCED DEPARTMENT. 37 



i 



SIXTH GRADE. 

Christian Doctrine. 

Catechism to Chapter XXVII. 

Oral instruction — Birth of our Saviour; our Saviour's 
Infancy. 

Indulgenced prayer, the Rosary of the Blessed Virgin. 

Language. 

Reading from class book. Exercises, as before, in spell- 
ing, definitions, and in forming sentences, to bring into use 
punctuation marks and the proper use of capitals. 

Arithmetic. 

Common Fractions completed ; Reduction of Denomi- 
nate Numbers ; simple examples. Mental exercises. 

Geography. 
United States, continued ; South America. 



History. 

Oral instruction — when, where, and by whom the 
different early colonies were settled ; the Indian wars. 



Writing. 

System continued. 



38 COURSE OF STUDIES. 



FIFTH GRADE. 

Christian Doctrine. 

Catechism reviewed and completed. 

Oral instruction — our Lord' s Public Life ; His Passion, 
Death, and Resurrection. 

Indulgenced prayer — "En ego, Bone et dulcissime 
Jesu /" "Look down upon me." 

Language. 
Work of previous grade continued and advanced. 

Arithmetic. 

Decimal Fractions ; Reduction of Compound Numbers 
continued ; Proportion, or Rule of Three,* simple examples. 
Mental exercises. 

Geography. 
The Eastern Hemisphere ; Europe. 

History. 

Text-book study ; History of the United States to the 
Revolution. 

Writing. 
System continued. 

* See note on page 17. 



ADVANCED DEPAKTMEKT. 39 

FOURTH GRADE. 

Christian Doctrine. 

Baltimore Catechism reviewed. 

Oral instruction — the Apostles and their Mission ; the 
Church ; Pentecost and its mysteries ; preaching of the 
Apostles ; spread of the Church. 

Language. 

As in previous grade. First lessons in English Grammar 
(Brown's), as far as verbs ; a knowledge of the subject, 
predicate, and object, from examples of simple sentences ; 
the names and definitions of the Parts of Speech ; analysis 
of simple sentences. 

Arithmetic. 
Last grade continued and advanced ; review. 

Geography. 
Asia ; Africa ; Oceanica. 



History. 
The American Revolution. 

Writing. 
System continued. 



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40 COCBSE OF STUDIES. 

THIRD GRADE. 

Christian Doctrine. 

For the three highest grades a text-book containing 
more developed lessons in Christian Doctrine and in Church 
History should be nsed. 

The Catechism of Perseverance (Gaume) offers excellent 
matter for the stndies of these grades, as it is a course of 
doctrine, history, and liturgy. 

Deharbe's Larger Catechism, or the Poor Man's Cate- 
chism, would to some extent answer the same purposes. 

Let some such text-book be adopted, and the matter for 
the successive work of the three last grades be sub-divided. 

Language. 

Reading, spelling, defining ; letter- writing ; composition ; 
(Brown's Grammar) as far as syntax; exercises in analysis 
and parsing. 

Arithmetic. 

Percentage ; Profit and Loss ; Brokerage ; Custom-House 
Business. 

Geography. 

A larger geography class-book ; North America reviewed ; 
United States in detail. 

History. 

From the close of the Revolution to the conclusion of 
the Mexican War. 

Writing. 

Svstem continued. 



ADVANCED DEPARTMENT. 



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SECOND GRADE. 

Christian Doctrine. 
As determined under heading Third Grade. 

Language. 

Reading, spelling, defining ; syntax ; analysis and pars- 
ing ; correction of false syntax ; composition. 

Arithmetic 

Interest, Simple and Compound ; Discount ; Exchange ; 
Equation of Payments. 

Geography. 
South America ; Europe in detail. 

History. 

United States History completed ; United States govern- 
ment : legislative, judicial, and executive departments. 



Writing. 



System. 






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FIRST GRADE. 

Christian Doctrine. 
Continuation and completing of course. 

Language. 

Reading ; selections from standard authors, prose and 
poetical ; spelling, embracing test words ; denning ; com- 
position ; syntax continued, with analysis and parsing. 
Prosody. 

Arithmetic. 

Ratio ; Proportion, Simple and Compound ; Involution ; 
Evolution ; Mensuration of Surfaces. 



GEOGRAPHY. 

Asia, Africa, Oceanica in detail ; general review ; globe 
exercises ; Elementary Astronomy. 

History. 

General history, specially that of Great Britain and 
Ireland, France, and Germany. 



Book-keeping. 
Elementary. 

Writing. 
System completed. 







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